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Port-Currant Sauce

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 3/4 cup

Ingredients

2

tablespoons vegetable oil

1

medium onion, chopped

1

medium Granny Smith apple, unpeeled, cored, chopped

2

garlic cloves, chopped

1

750-ml bottle of ruby Port

1

cup chicken stock or canned low-salt chicken broth

1

/3 cup dried currants

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Preparation

  1. Heat oil in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, apple and garlic; sauté until onion is tender and golden, about 12 minutes. Add Port; reduce heat to medium. Simmer until mixture is reduced to 2 cups, about 30 minutes. Strain mixture; return liquid to saucepan. Discard solids in strainer. Add stock to saucepan; simmer until liquid is reduced to 3/4 cup, about 15 minutes. Stir in currants. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Rewarm over low heat.)